Australian SAS officers knew about unlawful ‘throwdowns’ on dead Afghans, report says
The Guardian
The brief
Nothing done to stop planting weapons on dead Afghans, ADF inspector says, as ‘breakdown of command’ allowed ‘egregious behaviour’Get our daily political email, free app or daily news podcastSome Australian SAS officers knew that soldiers under their command were using “throwdowns” – planting weapons on dead Afghan civilians to portray them as combatants – but did nothing to stop the unlawful practice, a previously u…
Reported by
The Guardian
This is a short headline brief. The complete report belongs to its publisher.
